]]>http://artblooms.net/2017/04/illustration-friday/feed/0M’s Quilting Inspirationshttp://artblooms.net/2013/07/ms-quilting-inspirations/
http://artblooms.net/2013/07/ms-quilting-inspirations/#commentsThu, 25 Jul 2013 14:58:11 +0000http://artblooms.net/?p=5547If you are ever near Wickenburg Arizona make sure to stop at the cutest Quilt shop… M's Quilting Inspirations. And if you can't get to Arizona you can always shop their online store.
Marilyn Williams owns this magnificent quilt shop, organizes the best classes and somehow still finds time to keep the online store going as well. Her daughter made some of my quilt patterns as store samples and I just had to show them off.
]]>If you are ever near Wickenburg Arizona make sure to stop at the cutest Quilt shop… M’s Quilting Inspirations. And if you can’t get to Arizona you can always shop their online store.

Marilyn Williams owns this magnificent quilt shop, organizes the best classes and somehow still finds time to keep the online store going as well. Her daughter made some of my quilt patterns as store samples and I just had to show them off.

I love the collar here!

Look at Romancing Red! This is so great!
Ahhhh The Quilters. Probably still my favorite.
Wheeeeee!
Chicken A La Carte. One of my very top sellers ever.
I loved painting this and it is so wonderful to see it as a quilt.

I love donkeys. This painting was so fun to do. Love the quilt as it really looks just like the painting.

]]>http://artblooms.net/2013/07/ms-quilting-inspirations/feed/2Gerdie has arrived!http://artblooms.net/2013/07/gerdie-has-arrived/
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This new fabric line of mine is really cheery. I am very happy with it. Gerdie has been around my world for a while. I first made some paintings with her a few years ago.
]]>Download free Gerdie Daily Calendar here! Make sure you write down at least 3 things you are grateful for every day.
This new fabric line of mine, Gerdie, is really cheery. I am very happy with it.

What a treat to open my sample box and see it come to life in fabric!
This is how it looks when I get my samples. A large box with a bunch of bolts.

Gerdie has been around my world for a while. I first made some paintings with her a few years ago.

She loves riding bikes, swings, and swims.
I knew she would be cute in a fabric so I decided to start her career as a grove grower.
Oh and she got married to Mr. Galihoo Gander.

Here is the fabric on StudioE’s website for purchase and to see stores that are carrying it as well near you.]]>http://artblooms.net/2013/07/gerdie-has-arrived/feed/0Serenityhttp://artblooms.net/2013/04/serenity/
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This is from my Myrtle B. McFrizzle group. Myrtle has not arrived yet, but Ginger is enjoying some serenity by the sea with a seagull. This original is for sale in my website. Also prints for sale in my store as well as most of the other art places selling my stuff.]]>This is from my Myrtle B. McFrizzle group. Myrtle has not arrived yet, but Ginger is enjoying some serenity by the sea with a seagull. This original is for sale in my website. Also prints for sale in my store as well as most of the other art places selling my stuff.

Here is Grace. Myrtle loves her daily swims. The original is sold, but there are prints in my store.

Grace

And here is Patience. The original is sold but there are prints available in my store.

]]>http://artblooms.net/2013/04/serenity/feed/0April showers bring…http://artblooms.net/2013/04/april-showers-bring/
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...a free desktop calendar. I know there are only a few days left for April but... why not?]]>a free desktop calendar. I know there are only a few days left for April but… why not? To preview, please click on the image below.
Download here.

]]>http://artblooms.net/2013/04/april-showers-bring/feed/0Free Daily Calendar for youhttp://artblooms.net/2013/04/free-daily-calendar-for-you/
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I love making lists on post-its. I am trying a daily calendar so I can document what I am up to and how I go astray. Here is mine for today so far...
]]>I love making lists on post-its. I am trying a daily calendar so I can document what I am up to and how I go astray. Here is mine for today so far…

And here is a free one for you to download and print out. Make sure you write down at least 3 things you are grateful for every day.

]]>http://artblooms.net/2013/04/free-daily-calendar-for-you/feed/1Pebbles is still the cutest dog everhttp://artblooms.net/2013/04/pebbles-is-still-the-cutest-dog-ever/
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I thought I would show an update on Pebbles. She is still quite the model.]]>I thought I would show an update on Pebbles. She is still quite the model. This is what she looks like when she lumps around the house with me. The before photo…

And here is some after photos while modeling for KSPhotographics. Kurt Scherbaum is an amazing photographer. He asked her to run. Notice her professional attitude. She doesn’t look at the camera and pretends she is a normal dog.

And here she uses her “serious face”.

This last photo she agreed to do a nude. No collar. I can see her feeling a bit shy but she is a complete professional and shows it.

]]>http://artblooms.net/2013/04/pebbles-is-still-the-cutest-dog-ever/feed/0Who’s watching you…http://artblooms.net/2013/04/whos-watching-you/
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This is a childish way I have been entertaining myself lately. I call it Eye Spy. I have been secretly placing google eyes on things, taking a photo, then leave the eyes. I have no idea why I think this is so funny but I do. I am laughing while I type this. I believe I am on about a 9 year old boys maturity level when it comes to humor.]]>This is a childish way I have been entertaining myself lately. I call it Eye Spy. I have been secretly placing google eyes on things, taking a photo, then leave the eyes. I have no idea why I think this is so funny but I do. I am laughing while I type this. I believe I am on about a 9 year old boys maturity level when it comes to humor.

Speaking of the gym,the other day at the store I looked down and saw this…
2 different shoes. Been on all day since the gym. My old running shoes I use for the yard and my semi newer pair. One has blue trim and one has yellow. ha!

I was so excited to see these awesome cross stitch designs! I cannot express how it feels to know someone actually has my little chickens on their wall. It is very heartwarming. Just look at what an awesome grouping Sharon Bishop has made.
I am so grateful she decide to share them with me. Here is a bit about Sharon…

]]>I was so excited to see these awesome cross stitch designs! I cannot express how it feels to know someone actually has my little chickens on their wall. It is very heartwarming. Just look at what an awesome grouping Sharon Bishop has made.
I am so grateful she decide to share them with me. Here is a bit about Sharon…

Sharon: …When I retired from teaching after 30 years, I rekindled my love affair with needle and thread. I initially discovered the Debi Hubbs’ Blackbird Pie cross stitch pattern on White Willow Stitchery, and I loved the delightful little red-shoe clad birds dancing merrily atop the pie. I ordered the pattern, but before I could begin stitching, I found Romancing Red. My husband, Randy, was planning his retirement (we taught together in the same school district, but he is a bit younger than I and so he stayed in the classroom an extra year). I immediately thought that the rooster, whom I affectionately named Randy, was so jaunty and suave, much like my husband, and so I completed Randy Rooster for his retirement gift. Then I found Chicken A La Carte, and I had to stitch her as she was so like me, sailing along happily (like me in retirement). I display the two together on one wall, and I smile every time I see them. (Incidentally, we live in a restored 90 year old farmhouse which was once a chicken ranch, so the little fowl fellows lend themselves perfectly to my farmhouse/chicken decor.)

I returned to my original pattern and completed Blackbird Pie just last week. LOVE the little dancing blackbirds. My next project is Apple of my Eye, another Debi Hubbs pattern depicting two blackbirds sitting on a bowl of apples.

Debi’s whimsical, joyful renderings bring me such joy as I use my needle and thread to create my works of art. Thank you, Debi, for your wonderful designs.

Blessings. . .

Sharon Bishop’s Cross Stitch Work

Chicken A La Carte

Rooster Romancing Red

Blackbird Pie

]]>http://artblooms.net/2013/03/sharon-bishop-cross-stitch-magic/feed/2Kristina’s Quilthttp://artblooms.net/2013/03/kristinas-quilt/
http://artblooms.net/2013/03/kristinas-quilt/#respondFri, 29 Mar 2013 20:53:39 +0000http://artblooms.net/?p=5326
I just love how Kristina created this quilt from "The Swing". Her fabric choices are really fun to see and made me wonder why I haven't been painting any blue chickens. Great idea! Thank you so much for sharing this cute quilt. Here is a bit about Kristina...]]>

I just love how Kristina created this quilt from “The Swing”. Her fabric choices are really fun to see and made me wonder why I haven’t been painting any blue chickens. Great idea! Thank you so much for sharing this cute quilt. Here is a bit about Kristina…

Kristina: …I am a 47 year old single mom with two boys. One is 4 and the large one is 16. by large I mean 6’3” tall! I just enjoy making quilts. I started because I wanted to make a present for someone. My first quilt was a lattice with roses. I made quilt Christmas stockings for family members and I just kept on creating! I draw and I paint and create wall murals as well so fabric is just another pallet for me to play with. I found your quilt just hunting for ideas for a very special woman I know who likes roosters. This was just too cute and fun. Thank you for the idea!